The robots are in their early stages of development. So they mess up quite a bit. They certainly aren't doing these tasks perfectly-at least not yet. That's because the data for AI to learn a variety of physical human tasks doesn't exist.

Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own, but experts say it raises questions about how much risk comes with letting robots be in charge of their own learning.

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far humanoid robots have come—and how far they haven’t

A humanoid robot runs among human participants during a half marathon event in Beijing, captured by staff photographer Han Guan Ng. The image shows the alignment of runners, robots and event staging in a single frame.

A self-navigating robot called Lightning, developed by Chinese electronics company Honor, won the 13.1-mile race. Its results and others mark significant advancements since last year's inaugural event,

Before the record came a face plant. A minor miscalculation by a runner led to an involuntary amputation ahead of Sunday's Beijing half marathon.

The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, running faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps.

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